HALLS - Defense HARVEST CHERRY for Prevention and Treatment of Common Cold in All Ages

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HALLS - Defense HARVEST CHERRY (alternative medicine)

Ineffective

Common Cold treatment in Children with cold

EVIDENCE | POORLY TESTED - 1 study with 524 children

EFFECTIVENESS | INEFFECTIVE

SAFETY | MILD RISKS

Treatment with Echinacea extract (Purple coneflower). 1 study conducted, with 431 children. Does not reduce cold symptoms and does not speed up recovery. Mild side effects, rash pretty common. Dangerous for children with allergy.

HALLS - Defense HARVEST CHERRY (alternative medicine)

Ineffective

Common Cold treatment in Adults with cold

EVIDENCE | REASONABLY TESTED - 14 studies with 2,924 adults

EFFECTIVENESS | INEFFECTIVE

SAFETY | MILD RISKS

Treatment with Echinacea extract (Purple coneflower). 14 studies conducted, with 2,924 adults. Does not reduce cold symptoms and does not speed up recovery. Mild side effects, including rash and upset stomach.

Echinacea is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. The Echinacea genus has nine species, which are commonly called purple coneflowers. They are found only in eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. Echinacea purpurea is used in folk medicine. Although there are multiple scientific reviews and meta-analyses published on the supposed immunological effects of echinacea, significant variability of echinacea products used among studies limited conclusions about effects and safety, consequently leading to non-approval of any health benefit or anti-disease activity. (source)